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...that blighted much of the mid-1980's US music, but we do have THAT voice to compensate for it. Running order: Sweet Freedom / I'll Be Your Angel / Ya Mo B There / I Keep Forgetting / Our Love / Some People / On My Own / No Looking Back / Any Foolish Thing / That's Why / What A Fool Believes / I Can Let Go Now What we have here are three types of songs: the slower love songs, the uptempo feelgood numbers and the duets. Let's begin with the latter as they are among his best-known and most popular hits. Ya Mo Be There, with US R&B singer James Ingram, was a massive hit, number 1 in the US charts for six weeks. It's a gospelly paen to the Heavenly Father, him upstairs, God. Whatever your views on that subject, the sheer expression alone on the vocals here is worth hearing. On My Own, co-sung with Patti LaBelle, is a wistful... Read review

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Advantages: Relaxing music with Taylor's characteristic sound
Disadvantages: Some may find it bland

...Beautiful laid-back music. Can be found on Amazon for £6.97, Wea (Audio CD) - April 1984. James Taylor is famous for his acoustic guitar and soothing vocals with laid-back accompaniment (including influential singer/songwriter Carole King on piano). These songs draw on folk, soul, and rock influences. The cover reads: "Built around a winning collection of songs, including the major hit "Fire and Rain," James Taylor's second LP as a solo performer features the country-flavoured musicianship of such notables as bassist Randy Meisner (of the Eagles), steel guitarist Red Rhodes, fiddler Chirs Darrow and pianist Carole King. When it first appeared in 1970, Sweet Baby James thrust Taylor into the forefront of the emerging singer/songwriter movement of the Seventies, achieving Top Five chart status and remaining a best-seller for some... Read review

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Advantages: Punk, Great Band, Raw Talent,
Disadvantages: Could be longer?

...Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge - My Chemical Romance -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My Chemical Romance are a quintet band from the US that play music of the punk genre. The band is a unique mix of Funeral For a Friend, Avenged Sevenfold and The Ramones with a heavy Emo twist, and bears a heavy resembelence to the songs from band "A Fire Inside". Punk-vamp-goths second album, "3 Cheers for Sweet Revenge" has rocketed them to fame over here in the UK, with them scooping 2 awards at the Kerrang Awards, 1 being "Best Album". I saw this in my local music shop. The artwork on the front of the album hugeley attracted me, it was a cartoon of a couple about to kiss, however the females head appears to have been sewed back on and they are both bleeding. Anyway, having purchased... Read review

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Advantages: Thank God Akon features in the title song
Disadvantages: All the songs are rubbish, no variety.

...Gwen Stefani- The Sweet Escape A list of tracks: Wind It Up The Sweet Escape Orange County Girl Early Winter Now That You Got It 4 In The Morning Yummy Fluorescent Breakin’ Up Don’t Get It Twisted U Started It Wonderful Life Wind It Up (Live) Orange County Girl (Again…) Review: Gwen Stefani is just a complete weirdo. I don’t know whether it is my taste of music but this album is complete nonsense. All the songs sound the same and I don’t believe how people can say she really has talent. I would love to know her as a person because she seems so jolly and bubbly, but her songs are terrible. This is probably the worst album I have got and hopefully the worst one I will ever hear!!! Amazingly enough, the first two songs are the best on the album. Wind It Up is strange but kind of good. I’d give that 5... Read review

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Advantages: Brilliant songs and lyrics.
Disadvantages: Not very long album

...As many of us now My Chemical Romance (MCR) has increased in popularity dramatically throughout this and last year. With there release of Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge and high publicity with the help of such magazines as Kerrang they have become one of the best well known rock bands. Although this is there second released album I feel that the first did not get its intended publicity which placed My chemical romance on the back seat until there release of there latest album. There first released album I Brought You My Bullets You Brought Me Your Love, I myself did not know of until the release of there latest album but as soon as I had listened to there latest album over and over again I wanted more so there first album was soon purchased. Three cheers For Sweet Revenge is perfect for any punk/emo fan or even... Read review

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